Electrical Engineer Contract Job Trends

Electrical Engineer
UK

As of 9 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Electrical Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 561 527 586
Rank change year-on-year -34 +59 +170
Contract jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 18 7 16
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.049% 0.022% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.024% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - £379
25th Percentile - - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £268 £438
Median % change year-on-year - -38.74% +45.83%
75th Percentile - - £456
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £268 £438
% change year-on-year - -38.74% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 3 12
10th Percentile £44.58 £33.25 £34.17
25th Percentile - £34.38 £35.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £37.50 £39.55
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% -5.18% +31.83%
75th Percentile - £40.63 £40.60
90th Percentile £78.75 £41.75 £43.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £38.75 £39.55
% change year-on-year +41.94% -2.02% +31.83%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 33,508 29,606 39,607
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 92.68% 93.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,195 18,121 26,431
10th Percentile £300 £291 £281
25th Percentile £405 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £479 £500
% change year-on-year -0.89% -4.15% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,969 900 1,622
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.52 £14.18
25th Percentile £18.22 £21.05 £19.06
Median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.46% -26.97% +34.85%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.24 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.46 £73.75 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.50 £45.11
% change year-on-year -20.16% -30.16% +67.04%

Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Electrical Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Electrical Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Electrical Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Electrical Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Electrical Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electrical Engineer over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Electrical Engineer in the UK

Electrical Engineer
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electrical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -39 17 - - 27
UK excluding London -45 17 - - 26
East of England -8 16 - - 6
South West - 1 - - 2
Work from Home - 1 - - 3

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Electrical Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.56%) Budget Control
2 1 (5.56%) Budget Management
2 1 (5.56%) CAD
2 1 (5.56%) Design for Manufacturing
2 1 (5.56%) Finite Element Analysis
2 1 (5.56%) High Availability
2 1 (5.56%) Project Management
2 1 (5.56%) Prototyping
2 1 (5.56%) Risk Management

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 13 (72.22%) Aerospace
2 10 (55.56%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (5.56%) Budget Control
1 1 (5.56%) Budget Management
1 1 (5.56%) CAD
1 1 (5.56%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (5.56%) Finite Element Analysis
1 1 (5.56%) High Availability
1 1 (5.56%) Project Management
1 1 (5.56%) Prototyping
1 1 (5.56%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared